Effective Transitions

for example

for instance

to illustrate

to demonstrate

specifically

Sentence Pattern for Transitional Word or Phrase (T)

a) ____________________ ; T, ______________________ .     

   Independent clause               independent clause

OR

b)  T, __________________________ .

Special case -- this word is a determiner. 

• Do not use a comma if the information after "such as" is essential.
• Do use a comma if the information after "such as" can be removed without changing your meaning.